I sat opposite Mr and Mrs Turngate in the Rose and Crown pub, my local, in wintry East Sussex. The Christmas tree was nestled in the corner of the low ceilinged, wooden beamed bar. It all felt so right and yes, the fire was roaring. This pub has clearly spent money on this year’s festivities, […]

A stroll down the busy Wilmslow Road in South Manchester and you will pass Indian Curry Houses, Afghani Eateries and an Egyptian Café. A walk along The Mile End Road in East London and you encounter sights and smells from around the world. The Diaspora communities that inhabit our cities and towns are one of […]

Ages and generations become known by what was achieved that changed the world. Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle helped make the Seventeenth Century become known as the Age of Reason. The Victorian era was marked by innovation and conquest in the Age of Industry and Empire. Our generation is surely to be known as the […]

The political tide has turned in Burma. For the first time in decades, under the guidance of the Nobel Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi, democratic change is on the horizon. Trade routes and diplomatic channels have become active for the first time in years as optimism surged around the country and around the world. […]